Manjunath Kamath Showcase

Manjunath Kamath's showcase at the Centenanry Hall at the Government Museum during Chennai Photo Biennale 2019. Through his works Manjunath attempts to bridge the gap between cultures, questioning their hegemony and the need to build walls for preserving and isolating one’s culture. At times, advocating for humor, absurdity and nonsensical behavior in daily life as the only response to the dilemmas of the conflict ridden world. The images are often informed by historical and classical cultural iconographies, which are a byproduct of beliefs and rituals. He is particularly interested in studying the gradual evolution/changes in the iconographies both traditional and contemporary, according to time and diverse influences. He creates images which are an amalgamation of different cultures and faiths, yet not belonging to any one in particular, in an attempt to subvert them and free them from their historical purpose